Modifying a Dbspace

Change the name, mode, status, and striping properties of a dbspace.

Prerequisites
Authenticate with Sybase IQ using an account that has DBA or Space Admin authority.
Task
You cannot change a dbspace’s name if it is a system dbspace (with a name beginning with IQ_SYSTEM) or a system catalog dbspace.
  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource and select Resource > Administration Console.
  2. In the left pane of the Administration Console, expand IQ Servers > Space Management and select Dbspaces.
  3. In the right pane, select a dbspace to modify.
  4. Click the drop-down arrow that appears next to the dbspace name and select Properties.
  5. On the General page of the properties dialog, specify:
    Option Description

    Name

    Name of the dbspace.

    Type

    (Not editable) The dbspace type.

    Mode

    (Optional) Mode of the dbspace:
    • ReadWrite
    • ReadOnly

    Status

    (Optional) Status of the dbspace:
    • Online
    • Offline

    Striping

    (Optional) Enables (On) or disables (Off) disk striping for this dbspace.

    Stripe size

    The number of kilobytes (KB) to write to each file before the disk-striping algorithm moves to the next stripe for this dbspace.

  6. Click Apply to save your changes and keep editing, or click OK to save and close the properties dialog.
Related tasks
Viewing Dbspace Properties
Adding a Dbspace
Changing a Dbspace to Read-Only
Preallocating Space for a Dbspace
Deleting a Dbspace
Generating Dbspace DDL Commands